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VAI Consortium to Supply Continuous Annealing Line to Rasselstein Hoesch

Jan. 23, 2004 — Rasselstein Hoesch, Germany, recently awarded a consortium comprising the consortium-leader Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) and Drever a contract for the supply of a new continuous annealing line at their Andernach Works in Germany.

The project scope includes supply of mechanical equipment and automation systems as well as supervision of erection and start-up (process turnkey). Electrical equipment will be supplied by VA Tech Elin EBG. The 360,000 tonne per year annealing line will be used for the processing of pre-material for the production of tinplate at speeds of up to 700 meters per minute, thicknesses from 0.15 to 0.3 mm and widths from 800 to 1,400 mm.

Plant takeover by Rasselstein Hoesch is scheduled for December 2005.

Rasselstein Hoesch, Germany, a 100% subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Stahl (TKS), Germany, is one of the world's leading producers of high-quality tinplate.

Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI), a company of the listed VA Technologie AG, is one of the world’s leading engineering and plant-building companies for the iron, steel and aluminum industries with a multinational company structure and special focus on technology, automation and services. VAI achieved total sales of 1.024 millions EUR in 2002 and employs approximately 3,300 people worldwide.

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